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Mahela Jayawardene's data-driven insight helps Avishka Fernando find stability at No. 4
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Sunday, 17 October 2021 10:32
Avishka Fernando has not hit a T20I fifty in 21 innings. But in the last four matches - two practice games against an Oman side, and in Sri Lanka's warm-ups against Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea - he has made scores of 83* off 59 balls, 33 off 18, 62* off 42, and 61 off 37.These were perhaps lower-intensity matches…
'Netherlands cricket is here and it's here to push back,' says coach Campbell
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Sunday, 17 October 2021 10:19
Netherlands don't want to be known as "one-off wonders" who occasionally knock over a Full Member at the World Cup and then retreat to the margins of the game. They want "to go up against the big boys," in the words of their coach, Ryan Campbell, "and show to the world that Netherlands cricket is here and it's here to…
Scotland grateful for Chris Greaves' special delivery as Associates make their mark
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Sunday, 17 October 2021 13:35
As soon as Saafyan Sharif closed out Scotland's biggest win in World Cups - 50-over and T20 - captain Kyle Coetzer was trying to get the team together. There were little groups hugging each other around the Al Amerat ground, before finally they all got together when Chris Greaves was to be presented with the Player of the Match.Greaves turned…
'Our batting is a concern,' admits Mahmudullah after Bangladesh suffer Scotland slip-up
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Sunday, 17 October 2021 13:21
Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah, frustrated with their shock six-run defeat at the hands of Scotland, said that they failed to bat aggressively throughout the 141-run chase. However, he still believed that Bangladesh could turn around from this messy start, particularly if they reviewed where they went wrong."I am very much frustrated," Mahmudullah said. "Our batting is a concern. We have to…
Fleming to 'talk about conditions in Dubai and Abu Dhabi' during his five-day gig with New Zealand
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Saturday, 16 October 2021 23:48
A day after coaching Chennai Super Kings to their fourth IPL title, Stephen Fleming joined the New Zealand coaching staff for a short gig in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup in the UAE. Fleming has established himself as a high-profile coach in franchise T20 cricket, having stints in the IPL (Chennai Super Kings) and BBL (Melbourne Stars) among…
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